NGC 5
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| NGC 5
NGC 5 (2MASS)
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| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Right ascension | 00h 07m 48.872s |
| Declination | +35° 21′ 44.3″ |
| Redshift | 5111 ± 41 km/s |
| Distance | 212 Mly Redshift-based |
| Type | E |
| Apparent dimensions (V) | 1.2′ × 0.7′[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 14.33[1] |
NGC 5 (also MCG 6-1-13, UGC 62 and PGC 595) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Andromeda. It has a generic "redshift estimated" distance of 212 million light years from Earth. The galaxy was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Stephan using an 80.01 cm (31.5-inch) reflecting telescope at the Marseille Observatory on 21 October 1881.
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